How to Help Youth Athletes Rely on Food, Not Supplements
Here’s what you need to know about why a food-first mindset is so important, and how to help your youth athletes rely on food over supplements.
Anti-Doping 101: What Parents Need to Know Before their Child is Tested
An anti-doping program helps ensure that sport is fair and safe, but the testing process can be daunting for many young athletes.
4 Myths Parents Need to Know About Supplements
There are many myths surrounding supplements that parents should be aware of before choosing to buy these products – here are 4 myths to know.
What You Need to Know About E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Parents, teachers, and coaches must once again help kids understand the risks and learn to reject e-cigarettes and vaping.
Clean and Healthy Competition: Why It Matters
Why coaches, parents, and youth sport role models must help shape an environment that prioritizes clean and healthy competition.
How to Avoid Athlete Burnout in Youth Sports
Ongoing work by researchers is revealing not only the real causes of burnout in youth athletes, but also how it can be avoided.
How to Combat an Excuse Mentality
Athletes with an excuse mentality fear negative outcomes and make excuses. Here are four practical tips for combating the excuse mentality on your team.
How to Support Your Athlete’s Commitment to a Team
Parents often look to youth sports to teach athletes the value of sticking with a task or job even when it gets difficult. Here’s how you can support your athlete’s commitment to a team.
Sport Parent Expectations: How to Be a Successful Youth Sport Coach
Recognizing the consequences that come along with the overwhelming pressure parents put on coaches, here are practical ways coaches can manage expectations from team parents.
Is Your Overparenting Ruining Your Athlete’s Experience?
We value youth sports for many reasons. However, at times, these benefits are muted when sport and play is influenced by overparenting.